LIMITED REUSE ABLATION NEEDLES AND ABLATION DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH - Patent 2844173

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EP 2 844 173 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	11.03.2015 Bulletin 2015/11

(21)	Application number: 13785161.4

(22)	Date of filing: 01.03.2013

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 18/12^(2006.01)
A61B 17/34^(2006.01)

A61B 19/00^(2006.01)
A61M 5/50^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2013/028541

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2013/165540 (07.11.2013 Gazette 2013/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

30.04.2012 US 201213460414

(71)	Applicant: Covidien LP
	Mansfield, MA 02048 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	REID, William O., Jr. Frederick, Colorado 80504 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hoffmann Eitle
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)

(54)	LIMITED REUSE ABLATION NEEDLES AND ABLATION DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH